German Recovery Hinges on Euro Zone

BERLIN—German Economy Minister Philipp Rösler warned that the return to strong growth in Europe's largest economy later this year depends on stabilization of the euro zone, even as the undecided outcome of Sunday's vote in Cyprus suggests the current calm is still tenuous.

Despite a marked deterioration of the euro-zone economy in the final months of last year, Mr. Rösler, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, expressed...